CROSMAN BROTHERS CA TALOG UE. 
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TOMATO. 
German, I'iebefapfel. French, Tomate . 
On account of the wonderful demand for Tomatoes the past few years the 
number of new varieties is startling. We have endeavored to present below only 
the very best of them, according to personal observations on our trial grounds. 
Resides, many so-called “new varieties” we have found to be only duplicates of 
others which we have listed for years. Sow seed the latter part of March or first of 
April, in a hot-bed, or in the house in boxes, pots, etc. When the plants are about 
four inches high, they should be transplanted, four or five inches apart, in a well- 
enriched hot-bed or cold frame, in order to make the plants hardy and of a more 
stocky growth; when all danger of frost is over, and there is a prospect of settled 
warm weather, the plants may be removed to the open ground, in rows three or 
four feet each way, in a warm location and good soil. Our Tomato seed is unsur¬ 
passed in quality, as it is all grown under our personal supervision, and saved from 
the best and most l^erfect specimens. 
Pkt. Cts. 
Atlantic Prize, very hardy: 
fruit borne in enormous clusters, 
smooth, bright red, solid, of good 
flavor; ripens a large proportion 
of the crop earlier than any 
other sort; oz. 25c.5 
Early Ruby, the earliest of all 
the large-sized Tomatoes which 
combine good form, rich crim¬ 
son color and solidity; oz. 30c. .. 5 
New Stone, shape nearly round, 
perfectly smooth; color rich red, 
flesh exceedingly solid; verj large 
and a heavy cropper; an excel¬ 
lent canner; oz. 30c. 5 
Royal Red, a first-class variety 
for the shipper, market and pri¬ 
vate gardener; also fine for can 
ning. Skin and flesh beautiful 
deep red; fruit large, smooth and 
solid: an all-round Tomato; 
NEW STONE TOMATO. oz 3() c .5 
frown Jewel, fine large fruit, perfect in shape, smooth; has no green core and 
few seeds; color handsome pinkish red; flesh solid and of good flavor; ripens 
evenly: very prolific; oz. 30c. .. 5 
Volunteer, excellent in every way; large, round, smooth and perfect; color 
bright red; ripens early and together; no core; oz. 25c.. 5 
Lorillard, a fine forcing variety: ripens evenly; flesh solid, of fine flavor; color ^ 
beautiful vermilion red; oz. 20c. . 5 
Excelsior, early; medium size; smooth as an apple; very solid, and of excellent 
quality in every respect; oz. 20c.5 
Livingston’s Favorite, perfect in shape and one of the largest; has few seeds, 
solid flesh: bears long-distance shipping; dark red; early; oz. 20c... 
Livingston’s Perfection, a splendid Tomato for canning or shipping; early, 
round, smooth, solid, blood-red; a heavy cropper; oz. 20c.. ... 5 
Opt ini us, vigorous, healthy, early, productive, smooth, free from rot, ripens 
evenly; flesh crimson scarlet; resembles the Perfection: oz. 20c . 5 
Ignotuni, early; fruit large, round, smooth, regular, very solid, with few seeds: 
ripens perfectly; color deep rich red; very productive: oz. 20c.. 5 
Paragon, color dark red; large and smooth; very solid with few seeds: uniform 
in size; ripens evenly and early; oz. 20c. •*> 
Dwarf Champion, extremely solid, with few seeds; rich red color; very early 
and prolific; oz. 20c.; • • •;.; *:. ~ y 
Beauty, an improvement on the Acme, and ripens with it; fruit in clusters; 
oz. 20c... 5 
Acme, medium size, round, perfectly smooth, very solid, a good bearer: color 
dark glossy red with a pinkish tinge; flavor delicious; oz. 20c.. •"> 
